Commentary

Looking ahead to 2012: Some business trends worth tracking

So long, 2011, a year in which the economy flirted with recovery,...

Holiday perks list includes naughty and nice in Wisconsin politics

A source close to the toy industry has once again leaked a...

What makes a local economy successful? Working together helps

The 250 or so people who gathered this month for the 40th...

Mismatch.com

Recently we conducted economic surveys in Dane County, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties,...

After Madison Prep vote, it’s time to shake things up

There’s nothing like standing in the schoolhouse door. For me, the Madison School...

Early-stage investment – a Catch-22 | submitted by Paul Jadin

Over the last 11 months, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) has had...

Preserving priorities | submitted by Joe Parisi

When I first took office in April, the county was facing an...

Estate planning: Today’s window of opportunity | submitted by Melissa Selinger

To the dismay of investors in today’s economy, it often seems the...

Can I fire an employee for political activity? | submitted by Nilesh P. Patel

2011 seems to be the year of political unrest. The Occupy Wall...

Geron’s move highlights hurdles to bringing stem cell therapies to market

The decision by a California company to halt its study of a...